God's Beauty Parlor: And Other Queer Spaces in and Around the Bible
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God’s Beauty Parlor opens the Bible to the contested body of critical commentary on sex and sexuality known as queer theory and to masculinity studies. The author pursues the themes of homoeroticism, masculinity, beauty, and violence through such texts as the Song of Songs, the Gospels, the Letter to the Romans, and the Book of Revelation.
List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsPrologue / Plot Preview1Introduction: The Year of Queer7Pt. IGod's Boudoir, God's Beauty Parlor...1The Song of Songs in the History of Sexuality212On the Face and Physique of the Historical Jesus90Pt. II...God's Locker Room, God's War Room3Sex and the Single Apostle1334Revolting Revelations173In Lieu of a Conclusion: Lines Intended for a Public Lavatory Door in San Ysidro, California201Notes207Bibliography279General Index317Index of Ancient and Medieval Sources331
